tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post4160849836451162947..comments2016-12-09T17:00:22.438-05:00Comments on The Humble Libertarian: Towards a New Kind of Libertarianism: The Future of the Libertarian MovementW. E. Messamorenoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-7664920163913093422009-10-18T18:09:07.833-04:002009-10-18T18:09:07.833-04:00Absolutely, Chris!Absolutely, Chris!W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-51831901658621722632009-10-04T14:34:31.646-04:002009-10-04T14:34:31.646-04:00Great idea, that is really what libertarianism is ...Great idea, that is really what libertarianism is all about, respecting the rights of others.Chris Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03494542766612003479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-18135084440969021042009-09-22T14:29:28.956-04:002009-09-22T14:29:28.956-04:00Thanks, David!Thanks, David!W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-17579327245819920092009-09-22T14:21:43.597-04:002009-09-22T14:21:43.597-04:00This is a well written and thought out post. I agr...This is a well written and thought out post. I agree that altering the perspective changes the tone. I am a libertarian not only because I wish to be free, I am a libertarian because I want you to be free. 100% free.Davidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-87865344223736827982009-09-17T17:04:42.469-04:002009-09-17T17:04:42.469-04:00ACF- yeah it&#39;s definitely up there!
Ken- than...ACF- yeah it&#39;s definitely up there!<br /><br />Ken- thanks. I hope to do more extensive work here in the near future to explore, explain, and defend this premise.W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-8832832245771494212009-08-23T00:46:58.266-04:002009-08-23T00:46:58.266-04:00I like your approach to libertarian ethics. I&#39;...I like your approach to libertarian ethics. I&#39;ve often had to point out to my (neo) conservative friends and family that it is hypocritical to insist on their rights and freedoms at every moment while blatantly denying those exact same rights and freedoms to the people we oppress with our imperial foreign policy.<br /><br />Also, from a Christian-libertarian perspective this sort of description could go a long way towards making more believers aware of how well Christ&#39;s teachings model libertarian thought.Kenhttp://kennethjr.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-46662407077176701602009-08-14T05:30:54.583-04:002009-08-14T05:30:54.583-04:00To refrain from the use of aggression should be, a...To refrain from the use of aggression should be, after the general directive of benevolence, the most important commandment of any moral code.ACFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09362669918011747089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-58069935999199924002009-08-07T23:31:58.678-04:002009-08-07T23:31:58.678-04:00What an excellent and very thoughtful comment! We ...What an excellent and very thoughtful comment! We just got to keep carrying the message to the people, first to the libertarians, and then to the neo-conservatives and statist democrats.W. E. Messamorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02118399317086035989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1018681436303746826.post-53325019204515461372009-08-07T10:03:37.759-04:002009-08-07T10:03:37.759-04:00W.E. You make a lot of sense and this is to me the...W.E. You make a lot of sense and this is to me the classic libertarianism that the movement needs to move toward. To me, the main focus of libertarianism always manifested in personal freedom to choose ones own path, as long as that path did not bring harm to others. The concept of philanthropic libertarianism is not new, although you may have successfully given it a name. An interesting example of this is how African American communities prior to the LBJ era were energetic and vibrant. Largely cast aside from mainstream white society, they were forced to be communities of significant libertarian values, running their own businesses and local organizations without outside oversight. Those who had and could provided the philanthropical aid to those who could not. It was the social engineering of the Great Society which changed these communities to become dependent and essentially laid waste to their successes. So the philanthropic libertarianism that you describe has many past examples and most of the time came to life organically, as it must.<br /><br />On the other hand, I think we&#39;ve seen far too much of the egocentric variety in past years, specifically from those conservatives who in my view have invaded the house of libertarianism and have tried to reform it into their own Corporate Republican wing. Most of this egocentric attitude of &quot;my rights and freedoms&quot; appears through these people only in the form of free market rhetoric, in other words, the freedom to pillage for personal gain. This short sighted view is not merely &quot;Who are you to take my hard earned money...&quot;, but also &quot;I believe in personal responsibility, so let me make my millions on the backs of others and leave me alone.&quot; In the past, men like Rockefeller and Carnegie did this, but were also extremely philanthropic in their excesses. Hey, it helped build the country. Trouble is, I don&#39;t see much philanthropy or a lot of this market freedom mentality doing much building for future benefit these days. Freedom and responsibility cannot be two separate philosophies, yet that is what I see with many of the recent converts to the libertarian party.Anarchist Accountantnoreply@blogger.com